Pavement changes after owners petition for Twenty-first street
The Bard of works reports final motion on improving Twentieth street from Talbott to Bellefontaine and Twenty-first street from Central to College. Black pavement was ordered for Twentieth street while Twenty-first street will use rolled gravel. Property owners along Twenty-first objected to asphalt and successfully had the plan changed back to gravel. Improvement work to begin at once.
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Bard of Works
Talbott-ave
Bellefontaine@t
Twenty-first-st
Central
College-nves
Twentieth-st
Breck
Bartholomew Hit by Street Car in City Night Incident
Multiple pedestrians injured when a street car backed onto a woman alighting near Bartholomew Street. A 25 year old woman suffered serious leg injuries and was hospitalized. Two other riders, including Mrs. Pawser, were hurt as the car struck and knocked them to the ground. City hospital attendants treated the injured and another car was involved nearby.
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Womew
City Hospital
Nish
Carl Files Sr
Rasmond
Pawser
Riots and Strikes Turn Berlin Station Into Battlefield
In Berlin a building trades strike sparked clashes with so called blacklegs as strikers faced police and military forces. The railway station became a battleground with infantry deployed to restore order. Many people were wounded and several arrested.
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Berlin
Maren Di.c
Batefield
Llactivgs
Waiter’s Obsession With Wealthy Heiress Ends in Police Cell
Chicago story recounts waiter Severn Kutson who pursued Miss Florence Higinbotham daughter of a millionaire. Since New Year’s Eve he sent ardent letters flowers and notes and repeatedly visited her home prompting police intervention and private detectives. He admits constant devotion and says he loved her since the eve of the new year.
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Chicago
Severn Kutson
Jvenind
Mmne
Florence Higinbotham
Nehab
Kutson
Harrison St
Miss Higinbotham
Harlow XII
Higinbotham
Capitaliot
Higinvotham
Kuteen
Union League
Globy
New York
Liner advertisements on the seventh page today
Man and wife wanted in hotel good cook wanted girl wanted for housework young girl wanted storeroom for rent light wagon for sale washing wanted cases for sale room for rent wanted the seventh page
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lUther
Baby buggy parade cheers a new father at Central Medical College
Four score Central Medical College students marched behind a baby carriage in Washington and Pennsylvania streets to celebrate Dr Charles R Sawders becoming a father. They shouted Raw for Sawders, By George, we got a baby Wow. Dr Sawders, eight years a husband, smiled as the prank ended with the perambulator in his hands.
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Sowders
George
Central Medical College
Washington
Pennsylvania-sts
Dr. Sewders
Dr. Sawders
Dr. Sowders
HOGS ROOTED UP GOLD COIN IN ANDERSON FARM FIND
Marei A. Uoy a Jackson township farmer found a Spanish coin fragment on his farm near an Indian graveyard on the McCintock property. The coin, about sliver dollar size, bears a Spanish coat of arms and Ferdin inscription. A prior find nearby included an 1808 American half dollar. A legend recalls white traders seeking gold from Indians, burying it after heavy losses, with only one man surviving to tell the tale.
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McCintock
Aeney
Bricklayers Strike Threads Through Spring Contracts
Bricklayers press for a percent wage increase triggering a near week long halt in spring work. Meetings Tuesday and Wednesday failed to bridge gaps with contractors who insist on no raise. If unresolved, about a thousand workers could be idle as carpenters wait for brickwork completion.
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Marion Lovering
York
Election contest opens as police guard ballots
The congressional election contest opens with the election commissioners in session as five policemen guard ballots. Scouts report no activity in Judge Junecy's court or Sheriff Karsitt's office while a deputy commands a squad near the vault where the ballots are kept sealed. Recount to resume in April. authorities expect possible arrest orders for contempt as Limeeyfal enjoins the commissioners from counting ballots.
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Usucago
Te Hind
Sorimerhie Dmbrogue
Durborow
Governor faces graft and land sale plan in Marion bid
The governor and a three-member commission seek to move the deaf and dumb institute to a new site. Real estate agents promote the Stevenson tract of 10 acres north of the fair ground near the J B W tracks with an anticipated railroad route. Supt Johnson supports the plan, noting rail access for supplies and transport of children. Other possible sites near Tiverton and Irvington are mentioned, with the institution planned for a Marion County location near an interurban line.
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Tiverstne
Irvington
Marion County
New Bids Sought for Sprinkling Contract Again
At a special board of works meeting on Tuesday all city sprinkling bids from last Friday were rejected and readvertised. Commissioner Loxadon announced Kennington Bros had the bid to be accepted, but a later adjournment led to a special session where Bankwalter and two Republican commissioners reviewed the action and all bids were rejected.
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Board of Works
Loxadon
Kennington Bros
Megrew
Lockwalter
Buara
Ala Bankwalter
Arrest Report Ties Father to Smallpox Case
William Deppert was arrested Tuesday for failing to report the smallpox of his wife, a Christian scientist who lived on Blakest and died without medical care. Her husband Floyd Deppert was fined six weeks ago for the same offense. The father has been in the post office with the distance and ested BOOn: An Feleanpa. i pee
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William Deppert
Blakest
Floyd Deppert
Verdict of Judge Murphy in Burdick murder case made public
The judge stated that the evidence does not point to any known person as the killer. He noted that if Pennell were alive, the inquest findings could justify issuing a warrant for his arrest.
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Zalo
N.Y
Murphy
Burdick
Shty Mneniog. Me
Pennell
Rumor Stirs About Panter Candidacy For Mayor
A farmer Panter denies rumors he will run for mayor amid chatter about a possible nomination. He dismisses the claim as a joke and asserts he is not a candidate, while noting there is purported authority backing the statement.
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Panterddge
Oecar
Alba
Barnett Involved In County Clerk Fee Dispute Case
Charles Barnett accused deputy clerk Charles Brown of aiding assault and battery case by arranging witness fees. Barnett alleges Witskoff brothers and Louis Beck hired Sam Farts to buy witness fees, aiming at 205 dollars, with court fees reaching 875 dollars. Barnett promised to sue Farb if funds remained tied to the deal.
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Charles Barnett
Davis
Charles Brown
Barnett
Isader Wolfe
Witoffsky Brothers
Louis Beck
Sam Farts
Farb
Queenie Dempster Sent to Industrial School
Queenie Dempster a 15 year old girl arrested last week charged with lottery was sent to the Girls Industrial School by Criminal Judge Alford Tuesday morning to remain until she becomes 10 years of age. Her mother testified she had control over her and that the child had fed a pitiably desolate life.
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Degeneras
Celia Queenie Lempater
Way
Girls Industrial School
Alford
Rebels seize key port in Central America amid turmoil
Reports from New Orleans say rebel forces in Spanish Honduras captured Puerto Cortez after mutiny by government troops. The gunboat Talimbia and its crew reportedly sided with the revolutionists, with the Talumbia later sighted at Bellue and its fate uncertain as officers faced treachery and a chaotic retreat.
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New Orleans
Bonilla
Honduras
Puerto Cortez
Teguaigalpa
Floral
Arlac
Ptinus
Puerto Core Fez
Hela
Maj de Maza
Vaaludi
Byer Cortes
Engaged after courtship of eighteen days
Ella Fila Rhetes alleges George Gud vero and the Indiana Trust Company induced engagement after a brief courtship. The complaint claims the trust firm profited from the engagement under questionable terms. The filing asks for legal remedy. Weather outlook: Indiana and nearby areas expect increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures through Tuesday night into Wednesday.
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Ella
George Gudvero
Indiana Trust Company
Dia
Pers Prami
Gaadwerle
Ure
Givelperie Trust Company
St Peerty
Cookery Demonstration Teaches Gas Range Use
The commodious Cerman house auditorium in Chicago hosted a Monday afternoon cookery lesson by Mrs. Velen Armstrong. The Indianapolis gas company funded the free lecture with a model kitchen and visible gas meter. Dishes included broiled steak and mushroom sauce, potatoes au gratin, popovers, and tea cake, prepared to show meals from simple ingredients and explained with precise measurements and baking times.
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Cerman House
Velen Armstrong
Chicago
Molten metal burns Pittsburg workers in blast furnace blast
An Edgar Thompson steel works blast furnace explosion at Braddock Tuesday morning injured fourteen men, seven fatally among them. The workers casting were struck as molten metal sprayed from the furnace. Seven were rushed to Mercy hospital by streetcar, seven more by railroad. An investigation into the cause is under way.
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Thompson Steel Works
Pittsburg
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Braddock
Mercy Hospital
Baltimore & Ohio
Origin of All Fools Day April 1 traditions unfold
A fragment discusses the origin of April Fools Day with varied theories from Roman Saturnalia to medieval France. It notes a London newspaper claim linking the day to Noah and the Ark and mentions calendar reforms changing New Year’s Day from April to January. The piece playfully observes current jokes and spring weather in Indianapolis.
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Mark Twain
India
London
Patra Reds
France
Ile
Big Families to Greet Roosevelt in Des Moines
President Roosevelt will be greeted by the Verge Families of Des Moines when he visits April 2. The mayor proposed placing notable local large families on the capitol grounds for his address, with the largest family given the seat of honor and all big families invited to shake hands with the president.
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This Moines
Mateh
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Capitol Grounds
Mystery Around Wallace Simms Hints at Arrest Within 24 Hours
Police plan to arrest the man described as Wallace Simms amid claims of grave robbing and a Chinese murder. Detective Asch and Rufus Cantrell pursued leads from Louisville, while Mrs Cantrell arrives to aid. Cantrell’s release on bond or recognizance is anticipated soon as new developments unfold. Meanwhile Ajax Paint Co of Indianapolis was incorporated for 325000 with local organizers listed.
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Patie
Wallace Simms
Simms
Thawgh
Palice
Detervive Asch
Rufus Cantrell
Cantrell
Intal
Local Jury Awards 2500 Damages In Bridge Collapse Case
William Cauley, a victim of the W. Washington street bridge collapse, received 2500 damages from the city of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis street railway company in superior court. Cauley, aboard a street car that crossed the bridge into White River, suffered back and leg injuries after suing for 25000. Attorneys had not decided by Tuesday whether to appeal.
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Wiliam Cauley
W. Washington-st Bridge
City of
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Superior Court Room No. 3
Cawley
White River
Joiner to be deputy in county juvenile court
Herbert A Joiner a bookkeeper at Kingans will serve as deputy county clerk in the new juvenile court. Beginning next Monday the court will hold a session in room 81 third floor of the courthouse. The room will be outfitted as an office for juvenile case handling with a $4000 appropriation requested for equipment and upkeep for the year.
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Herbert A. Joiner
Kingan’s
County Counscil
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Ajax Paint Company
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Alexander Rumpler
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